Fred Archer vs. Bryan King — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Bryan King

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bryan King

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bryan King

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA